Black neighborhoods in Baltimore were disproportionately affected by the subprime mortgage fallout, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by the city, which is attempting to recoup the costs of maintaining neighborhoods wracked by foreclosures.

Doesn't it feel like every time you make a transaction rent a car, use a credit card, invest in a mutual fund some fee you didn't expect and don't understand claims more of your money? It's hard not to feel cheated. What are those fees for, anyway? Are they justified? And most important, is there a way to avoid them?

As banks hit consumers with higher fees for overdrawing their bank accounts, young adults are being hurt disproportionately, according to research released Monday by the Center for Responsible Lending.

A growing number of banks are imposing record-high fees on customers who overdraw their bank accounts with small-dollar debit card transactions, according to research to be released today by the Center for Responsible Lending.